SCOTUS
abbreviation or noun
: the supreme court of the United States
—often used like a nickname
The U.S. Supreme Court must decide soon whether to review the Kasky v. Nike decision. … SCOTUS should review this case and overturn the California ruling.—
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The Trump administration is fabricating a wild conspiracy that Obama attempted a coup, but because SCOTUS wanted to protect Trump from criminal prosecution, Obama can’t be prosecuted either even if the conspiracy were true.
—Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The current North Dakota legislative map will remain in place while Cert/Merits litigation takes place at SCOTUS.
—Mandy Taheri
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Still, by more than 2-to-1, more voters think SCOTUS is too conservative (43%) than too liberal in its decisions (18%, a low), while 36% think the court’s rulings are about right.
—Victoria Balara, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Oklahoma’s ruling against St. Isidore, which countered that charter schools are legally public schools and subject to the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause regardless of their private management, will stand following the recent SCOTUS decision.
—Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Judicial scrutiny such as recent SCOTUS decisions limiting agency authority can have similar liberating effect.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Since October, Jackson spoke 50% more words on the bench than Sotomayor who was the next talkative, according to statistics compiled by Adam Feldman and Jake S. Truscott for the Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What to know about the SCOTUS ruling The U.S. Department of Justice says TikTok has access to American data and is sharing it with the Chinese government, and could manipulate the content on the app to shape American opinions.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 July 2025
The current North Dakota legislative map will remain in place while Cert/Merits litigation takes place at SCOTUS.
—Mandy Taheri
jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
Still, by more than 2-to-1, more voters think SCOTUS is too conservative (43%) than too liberal in its decisions (18%, a low), while 36% think the court’s rulings are about right.
—Victoria Balara, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
Oklahoma’s ruling against St. Isidore, which countered that charter schools are legally public schools and subject to the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause regardless of their private management, will stand following the recent SCOTUS decision.
—Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Judicial scrutiny such as recent SCOTUS decisions limiting agency authority can have similar liberating effect.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Since October, Jackson spoke 50% more words on the bench than Sotomayor who was the next talkative, according to statistics compiled by Adam Feldman and Jake S. Truscott for the Empirical SCOTUS blog.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
What to know about the SCOTUS ruling The U.S. Department of Justice says TikTok has access to American data and is sharing it with the Chinese government, and could manipulate the content on the app to shape American opinions.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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“SCOTUS.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/SCOTUS. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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